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Watch: Suspension Fork Settings – What They Mean

This is an incomplete overview of air suspension forks, and what the settings mean on the vast majority of them. This video does not provide detailed instructions on how to set up your fork, but it does give you an idea of what to Google when you’re digging in.

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Don’t Scare the Newbie! How to Take a First-Timer Mountain Biking

So, you have a co-worker or even a significant other who you think might enjoy mountain biking. Great! It’s always fun to share your passion with another person, but the thing is, taking someone mountain biking for the first time is surprisingly easy to screw up. So, before you invite your next victim–ahem, recruit–take a minute to brush …

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Watch: Mountain Bike Anatomy – 50 Parts in 5 Minutes

This is a mountain bike, and at the heart of any bike is its frame. Let’s start with the parts of the frame. This here is the top tube, the down tube, the seat tube, the seat stay, and the chain stay. This area down here is called the bottom bracket shell. At the very …

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Should I Buy a Low Spec Mountain Bike and Upgrade Later, or Go for the High End Build Now?

For many, 2017 will finally be the year of the new bike. Getting a new set of wheels is exciting, but it can also be stressful to make the right decision about such a big purchase. One of the questions we often get from Singletracks members in this position goes something like this: “Should I buy this low spec bike, which …

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Watch: Your First MTB Trail Ride – Explained

In this episode of Mountain Biking Explained, we’ll talk about what you need to know to ride your first trail. How do you find it? What do you look for? How do you keep from pissing everyone off? Watch to find out!

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